Charlie Dent

Charlie Dent (24 May 1960-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-PA 15) from 3 January 2005, succeeding Pat Toomey.

Biography
Charlie Dent was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1960, and he worked as a development officer for Lehigh University, an industrial electronics salesman, a hotel clerk, and an aide to Congressman Donald L. Ritter before entering politics. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1991 to 2004, when he was elected to succeed Pat Toomey in the US House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican Party.